US8438935B2 - Smooth bore, chordal transit-time ultrasonic meter and method - Google Patents

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US8438935B2
US8438935B2 US12/736,373 US73637309A US8438935B2 US 8438935 B2 US8438935 B2 US 8438935B2 US 73637309 A US73637309 A US 73637309A US 8438935 B2 US8438935 B2 US 8438935B2
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  • the present invention is related to analyzing fluid flow in a pipe using an ultrasonic flowmeter having a plurality of transducers and a flow element having a completely smooth bore through which the fluid flows.
  • references to the “present invention” or “invention” relate to exemplary embodiments and not necessarily to every embodiment encompassed by the appended claims.
  • the present invention is related to analyzing fluid flow in a pipe using an ultrasonic flowmeter having a plurality of transducers and a flow element having a completely smooth bore through which the fluid flows where the flow element has cavities that receive transducers of the flowmeter, and a liner that covers openings of the cavities in the bore.
  • Transit-time chordal ultrasonic meters determine volumetric flow by numerically integrating fluid velocities measured on two, four or more chordal paths. In larger meters the results of this numerical integration of measured velocities usually accord closely with the actual volumetric flow-meter factors that account for the difference between theoretical and actual flow rates typically will lie within a few tenths of a percent of 1.000.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates the problem. It plots meter factor data for a collection of meters ranging in internal diameter from 4 inches to 10 inches against Reynolds Number. At a Reynolds Number of about 500,000, the meter factors are close to theoretical (i.e., 1.000) but as Reynolds Number diminishes from this figure, the departure from theory increases to a maximum of about 0.8% at Reynolds Numbers in the 30,000 to 50,000 range.
  • the nonlinear dependence of meter factor on Reynolds Number presents a calibration problem. If such a meter is applied to the accurate measurement of the flows of products have differing viscosities or if the application covers a wide range of flows, the range of Reynolds number to which that meter will be subjected will be broad and is likely to include the range in which the meter factor is sensitive to the value of the Reynolds Number. Accordingly, the meter must be calibrated in a facility that has the capability to vary Reynolds Number over a wide range so as to establish the Meter Factor-Reynolds Number relationship with precision. Such facilities are rare; only two are known to exist in the United States.
  • the algorithm for the meter itself must include a provision for a Reynolds Number correction, and must receive an input from which it can determine kinematic viscosity (the other components of Reynolds Number, internal diameter and fluid velocity, are already available in the meter). Fluid viscosity is not easy to measure and is usually inferred from other variables, such as fluid density or sound velocity and temperature. The accuracy with which these variables are measured and the accuracy of the empirical relationship between them and the fluid viscosity affects the accuracy of the Reynolds number determination, and therefore the accuracy of the adjustment to the “raw” meter factor.
  • the present invention pertains to the analysis of flowing fluid through a pipe.
  • the analysis is performed with an ultrasonic flowmeter having transducers that are disposed in cavities of a flow element.
  • the fluid in the pipe flows through the flow element, during which time the flowmeter analyzes the flowing fluid.
  • FIG. 1 is a graph of meter factor linearity for typical prior art 4-path chordal meters of 10 inch internal diameter and smaller.
  • FIG. 2 is a prior art configuration of a typical 4-path conventional ultrasonic meter showing the apertures formed by the cavities containing the transducer housings.
  • FIG. 3 is a photograph of a “smooth bore” 4-path chordal ultrasonic meter.
  • FIGS. 4 a and 4 b are representations of a liner arrangement for “smooth bore” ultrasonic meter.
  • FIG. 5 is a representation of the apparatus of the present invention.
  • FIGS. 6 and 7 show the energy transmission geometry of the outer chordal path of a 4-path meter.
  • FIG. 8 is a graph of the recovery time for a 10% step change in product sound velocity for the keep-full system of FIG. 5 .
  • FIG. 9 is a graph of the rate of change of product temperature to produce a 3 dB reduction in signal strength for keepfull system of FIG. 5 .
  • FIG. 10 is a graph of bypass flow vs. product Reynolds Number.
  • FIG. 11 is a graph of the meter factor linearity of the “smooth bore” 4-path chordal meter versus that for 4-path meters having a conventional cavity configuration.
  • the apparatus 10 for analyzing fluid flow in a pipe 12 .
  • the apparatus 10 comprises an ultrasonic flowmeter 14 having a plurality of transducer 16 .
  • the apparatus 10 comprises a flow element 18 having a completely smooth bore 20 through which the fluid flows, and a plurality of cavities 22 , each of the cavities 22 has one of the plurality of transducer 16 disposed in it and which is in communication with the fluid flowing through the bore 20 .
  • the present invention pertains to an apparatus 10 for analyzing fluid flow in a pipe 12 .
  • the apparatus 10 comprises an ultrasonic flowmeter 14 having a plurality of transducer 16 .
  • the apparatus 10 comprises a flow element 18 having a bore 20 with an internal diameter and a surface 24 through which fluid flows, a plurality of cavities 22 each of which has an opening 26 in the surface 24 .
  • Each of the cavities 22 has one of the plurality of transducer 16 disposed in its.
  • the apparatus 10 comprises a liner 28 that covers the openings 26 of the cavities 22 which prevents fluid flowing through the bore 20 from entering the cavities 22 .
  • the apparatus 10 can include a keep full system 30 in fluid communication with the cavities 22 that fills the cavities 22 with fluid that also flows through the element 18 .
  • the keep full system 30 can include an intake scoop 32 disposed in the pipe 12 upstream from the element 18 , and upstream tubing 34 in fluid communication with the intake scoop 32 and the cavities 22 through which flowing fluid in the pipe 12 flows through the cavities 22 .
  • the keep full system 30 can also include an outtake scoop 36 disposed in the pipe 12 downstream from the elements 18 , and downstream tubing 38 in fluid communication with the outtake scoop 36 and the cavities 22 through which fluid flowing through the cavities 22 is discharged into the pipe 12 .
  • the element 18 can have a fluid path 40 extending through the cavities 22 and in fluid communication with the upstream tubing 34 and the downstream tubing 38 through which fluid flows through the cavities 22 .
  • the flow path can have capped vents with double valve isolation 52 .
  • the liner 28 can include a plurality of strips 46 attached to the element 18 .
  • the liner 28 can be acoustically invisible with respect to the transducer 16 .
  • the liner in one embodiment is made of steel.
  • the thicknesses of the liner 28 can be between 0.001 inches and 0.010 inches.
  • the strainer 48 can include at least two screens 50 .
  • the present invention pertains to a method for analyzing fluid flow in a pipe 12 .
  • the method comprises the steps of flowing fluid through a flow element 18 having a completely smooth bore 20 , and a plurality of cavities 22 .
  • the flowing step can include the step of flowing fluid though the smooth bore 20 having a liner 28 that covers the openings 26 of the cavities 22 which prevents fluid flowing through the bore 20 from entering the cavities 22 .
  • the filing step can include the step of flowing fluid from the pipe 12 into an intake scoop 32 disposed in the pipe 12 upstream from the element 18 , and through upstream tubing 34 in fluid communication with the intake scoop 32 and the cavities 22 through which flowing fluid in the pipe 12 flows through the cavities 22 .
  • the filing step can include the step of flowing fluid from the cavities 22 through downstream tubing 38 in fluid communication with the cavities 22 and discharging the fluid from the cavities 22 into the pipe 12 through an outtake scoop 36 in communication with the downstream tubing 38 .
  • the filing step can also include the step of flowing fluid along a fluid path 40 extending through the cavities 22 and in fluid communication with the upstream tubing 34 and the downstream tubing 38 through which fluid flows through the cavities 22 .
  • There can be the step of flowing fluid in the pipe 12 through a strainer 48 disposed upstream of the cavities 22 .
  • the meter factors of conventional chordal transit-time ultrasonic flow meters can vary with Reynolds Number, thereby increasing the uncertainty of their calibrations as well as the complexity of the calibration process.
  • This invention involves a configuration for a transit-time chordal ultrasonic meter that eliminates this dependence of meter factor on Reynolds Number and improves the maintainability of multi-chord ultrasonic flow meters.
  • Transit-time flow meters determine fluid velocity by clocking the times of pulses traveling diagonally upstream and downstream between pairs of transducer 16 .
  • the transducer 16 are located in cavities 22 which intersect the internal diameter of the flow element 18 .
  • the geometry of the intersection between the transducer cavity and the internal diameter of the flow element 18 is complex because the intersection generally occurs at a chord and not on the centerline. ( FIG. 2 shows a typical intersection configuration.)
  • the openings 26 resulting from the intersection of the transducer cavities 22 and the internal diameter of the flow element 18 act as apertures for the transmission and reception of the ultrasonic energy.
  • Reynolds Number There is a dependence of meter factor on Reynolds Number arising solely because of the interaction of the flowing fluid with the cavities 22 .
  • FIGS. 4 a and 4 b The configuration of the invention disclosed herein is shown in the photograph of FIG. 3 , and diagrammed in FIGS. 4 a and 4 b .
  • the invention eliminates the fluid interaction with the cavities 22 by liner 28 the internal diameter of the flow element 18 with a thin metal foil.
  • the configuration is referred to herein as a “smooth bore” meter, since the flowing fluid experiences no disturbance from the walls of the flow element 18 through which it flows.
  • the cavities 22 behind the foil are filled with the process liquid using a “keep-full” system such as that shown in FIG. 5 .
  • the process fluid has the same nominal physical characteristics and is at the same nominal pressure as the process fluid.
  • the liner 28 covering the cavities 22 experiences no significant pressure load and serves only to eliminate interaction between the flowing process fluid and the fluid in the cavities 22 .
  • FIG. 5 shows the flow element's 18 upstream entrance showing the intake scoop 32 . Also is shown the flow element 18 including transducer cavities 22 and transducer housings, and the flow element 18 downstream exit showing the outflow scoop.
  • the ultrasonic energy must travel, for each acoustic path, from a transmitting transducer:
  • Tests to confirm the efficacy of the disclosed invention employed the configuration shown in FIG. 3 .
  • This configuration used a 300 series stainless steel liner material.
  • the minimum wave length is required, hence the lowest propagation velocity and the highest frequency.
  • the lowest propagation velocity for the ultrasound is that of a shear stress wave at about 125,000 inches/sec (The propagation velocity for a longitudinal stress wave is about 1.8 times greater).
  • the upper end of the frequency of ultrasound used for the measurement of fluid flow is about 2 MHz.
  • Acoustic “transparency” requires that the liner be smaller than 1 ⁇ 4 of this figure.
  • liners ranging in thickness from 0.001 inches to 0.010 inches did not significantly attenuate the ultrasound.
  • a liner thickness of 1 ⁇ 8 inch (two wavelengths) was found to produce unacceptably high attenuation.
  • a thickness of 0.005 inches was chosen—this thickness provided reasonable structural integrity as well as acceptably small attenuation.
  • the refraction of the acoustic wave at the boundary between cavity and process fluids is determined by the geometry of the intersection and the sound velocities of the cavity fluid and the process fluid. If a keep-full system, such as that of FIG. 5 is employed, the two sound velocities will be equal in the steady state, but the time lag between properties of the fluid in the cavities 22 and the properties of the process fluid can cause differences to arise. (The time lag occurs because the fluid velocity through the keep-full system is much lower than that through the meter.
  • C FLUID ⁇ d/dt(C CAVITY )+C CAVITY .
  • ⁇ is the time constant of the keep-full system which is approximated by its volume divided by its flow.
  • Process fluid sound velocity will change with its temperature which can vary in time. Additionally, in a multi-product pipeline, the sound velocity of a batch can and usually does differ from the batch which preceded it. The keep full system 30 must ensure that the sound velocity differences do not disrupt the meter's operation.
  • the geometry of the refraction boundary is complex (Refer again to FIG. 2 ).
  • the plane containing the four acoustic paths is most limiting, with the outer paths having a more constraining geometry than the inner paths.
  • An enlarged view of the outer path geometry is shown in FIG. 6 .
  • the boundary between the cavity fluid and the process fluid (maintained by the liner 28 ) defines the angle of refraction.
  • C 1 and C 2 are the sound propagation velocities in the incident medium (the cavity fluid) and the refraction medium (the process fluid) respectively.
  • FIG. 7 shows the incident and refraction angles.
  • the incident ⁇ 1 is about 68°.
  • the allowable difference between the incident and refraction angles depends on the transmission beam pattern, shown in FIG. 6 .
  • the angular width of the beam (given by the angle ⁇ ) is made narrow, so as to maximize the fraction of the transmitted energy that is captured by the receiving transducer.
  • ⁇ is the wavelength of the ultrasound in the process fluid
  • d is the diameter of the cavity
  • a narrow beam width is less tolerant of small changes in refraction angle because a small change in ⁇ 2 can direct most of the transmitted energy away from the receiving transducer.
  • the beam width ⁇ is about 3°.
  • a beam deflection of about a will bring about a 30% (3 dB) reduction in the received signal.
  • a difference of about 500 inches per second is calculated. This figure is about 1% of the sound velocity for a typical petroleum product and corresponds to about a 5° F. change in the temperature of that product.
  • FIGS. 8 and 9 answer this question.
  • FIG. 8 plots the time to recover the received signal to within 3 dB (70%) of the magnitude prevailing prior to a 10% change in product sound velocity.
  • a typical sound velocity for a petroleum product is about 50,000 inches/second.
  • a 10% change (5,000 inches/second) is representative of the difference in sound velocities between say diesel fuel and gasoline.
  • FIG. 8 indicates that, for the Reynolds Numbers likely to prevail in a multi-product pipeline (50,000 or greater) recovery to within 3 dB will occur in less than 1 minute.
  • a received signal attenuated by more than 3 dB will not necessarily cause the meter to malfunction; the meter accuracy may however be less than its design value for the period when the signal strength is beyond this bound.
  • FIG. 9 shows the rate of change of product temperature that can be accommodated by the Keep-Full system of FIG. 5 while maintaining the received signal within 3 dB of its nominal value.
  • Product temperature changes typically occur because of changes in ambient temperature, which impact product temperature in an above-ground pipeline, and which are typically slow.
  • FIG. 9 shows that the most limiting allowable rates-of-process temperature change occur with low Reynolds Numbers. In real applications, low Reynolds Numbers—in the 10,000 to 20,000 range—can occur in small pipelines carrying heavy crude.
  • FIG. 9 shows that temperature changes in the 10° F./hour range will not cause an acceptable loss of signal strength. Typical changes in product temperature due to day-night temperature changes are well below this value.
  • FIG. 10 shows the bypass leakage through the Keep-full system of FIG. 5 as a function of product Reynolds Number.
  • Reynolds Numbers in which the invention disclosed herein might be applied 5,000 to 500,000
  • the bypass leakage is less than 0.03% of the flow passing through the meter.
  • This potential error due to bypass flow can be corrected for in either the meter or the installation.
  • the flow rate of the “keep-full” system could be increased (by increasing the diameter of the flow passages of the system).
  • the cavities 22 were filled with process fluid using a manual procedure of valves and tubing.
  • the cavity fluid was therefore close to the process fluid both in chemical properties and temperature—probably within 100 or 200 inches/second. Throughout the tests, signal strength remained acceptable.
  • FIG. 11 shows the dependence of meter factor of the smooth bore 20 meter of FIG. 3 on Reynolds Number. Also shown is the meter factor of a typical conventional chordal meter (where the cavities 22 are exposed to the process fluid flow). The improvement in linearity is pronounced. While the conventional meter shows a variation in meter factor with Reynolds Number approaching 0.8%, the sensitivity of the smooth bore 20 meter is less than 0.1%. Moreover, this small sensitivity is predictable—the theoretical sensitivity of the quadrature numerical integration to developed profiles in the Reynolds Number range of the figure is about 0.1% declining. A correction for this small non linearity does not require a Reynolds Number measurement; it can be affected using the chordal velocity measurements of the meter itself, specifically the ratio of the outer chord velocities to the inner chord velocities.
  • the liner 28 material should be tough, to resist abrasion, and corrosion resistant, to prevent changes in surface 24 roughness. It should be readily available in sheets having the thicknesses meeting the wave length specifications described above—about 0.005 inches for the stainless steel liner used in the testing.
  • Candidate materials are: 300 series stainless steel, titanium, and Inconel. It should be noted that the dimensional specifications for chordal locations must take account of the liner's effect on the internal diameter of the meter. It should also be noted that no finish machining is required on the internal diameter or the transducer bores 20 , since the flow field through the meter does not interact with these surfaces 24 .
  • the liner 28 would be affixed by tabs to the front flange of the flow element 18 as shown in FIG. 3 and as was done in testing.
  • the seam weld would be made as small as possible and located away from any of the acoustic paths, as shown in FIG. 4 b .
  • a rolling process (similar to rolling tubes into a tubesheet, but on a much larger scale) would ensure that the gap between the base metal of the flow element 18 and the liner 28 was minimized.
  • Two circumferential bands of an epoxy adhesive, resistant to attack from petroleum products and located near the leading and trailing edges of the liner 28 provides additional assurance that the band would remain fixed in position.
  • FIGS. 8 , 9 and 10 illustrate the ability of a specific keep full system 30 to comply with these requirements for a range of products, product temperatures, and product Reynolds Numbers (i.e., flow rates and viscosities).
  • the calculated responses on which the figures are based are for a 6 inch, 4 chord meter with the keep full system 30 illustrated in FIG. 5 and having the following characteristics:
  • the tubing is stainless steel, selected for its ready availability and corrosion resistance. For the 6 inch meter of the sample case, a 1 ⁇ 4 inch tubing diameter (0.21 inch tube ID) was selected. For the lengths and configuration required in this meter size, the resistance of the tubing, in combination with the losses for entrance, exit, and bends led to flow rates meeting the criteria of a and b above, over a wide range of operating conditions.
  • tubing size and other design specifics must be selected as appropriate for each application; larger meters will generally require larger tubing sizes.
  • the width of the inlet and discharge scoops is about 4 tube diameters; its height is about 1 tube diameter.
  • the downstream facing (discharge) scoop must likewise be removed from the flow field sampled by the acoustic paths, though the separation distance need not be as great (a distance of 1 ⁇ 2 D from the acoustic paths where D is the internal diameter of the flow element 18 is considered adequate.
  • the static pressure within the keep-full system designed as described above will, on average, be about equal the static pressure of the product in the flow element 18 and will never be more than 1 ⁇ 2 of a velocity head above the static pressure of the product.
  • This pressure difference, 1 or 2 psi, is not capable of producing significant distortion of the liner 28 covering the transducer cavities 22 .
  • the disclosed invention may find application where there is little or no dependence of meter factor on Reynolds Number—that is, in meters larger than 10 inches in internal diameter and at Reynolds Numbers above 500,000.
  • the use of a liner 28 and a “keep-full” system provides a means for preventing such deposits.
  • a strainer 48 could be added to the system at a location downstream of the intake but upstream of the cavities 22 to prevent the keep-full flow from introducing unwanted deposits inside the liner 28 .
  • the strainer 48 mesh would be selected to limit the size of particulate contaminants to an acceptable dimension.
  • a “duplex” strainer 48 design could be used, allowing keep-full flow to be maintained through one basket while the second basket is removed for cleaning, then replaced.
  • a design of the “scoop” that serves as an intake to the keep-full system could be different from that of FIG. 5 .
  • a flush design at a higher pressure location upstream of the flow element 18 would be desirable (to discourage particulates from collecting and possibly plugging the keep-full piping).

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